ColourMixer

How to mix green

Leaf Green. A pure green, mixed from four paints: Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Phthalo Blue and Quinacridone Magenta.

The recipe

Drag a bar to change how much of that paint goes in, and watch the colour change at the top.

Cadmium YellowPY3560 parts79%
Lemon YellowPY31 part1%
Phthalo BluePB1515 parts20%
Quinacridone MagentaPR1221 part1%

Parts are a ratio: a drop, a spoonful, whatever suits the amount you need.

Value6 / 10
TemperatureNeutral
A yellow-green: neither clearly warm nor cool.
AcrylicDries a little darker
Mix it a touch lighter than you want it.
Mix tipCadmium Yellow last
Cadmium Yellow is strong. Add it a little at a time.

Other green shades

Every green colour

Your paints

The library and every recipe here are mixed from just these.

PY35Cadmium Yellow
PY3Lemon Yellow
PR108Cadmium Red
PR122Quinacridone Magenta
PB29Ultramarine Blue
PB15Phthalo Blue
PW6Titanium White